Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:57:51 +0000 From: Florent Peterschmitt <florent@peterschmitt.fr> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports should provide knobs disabling unwanted network services Message-ID: <514EF84F.1090208@peterschmitt.fr> In-Reply-To: <1364123355503-5798581.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1364123355503-5798581.post@n5.nabble.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) ------enig2AQGWLRSLDXLPSWJHDXSR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you want, you can submit a little patch adding choice to disable these options. You'll see if it is adopted or not, but you have more chance to get your request done with something than without. Le 24/03/2013 11:09, Beeblebrox a =E9crit : > Many ports, (specially the KDE-related ones) provide no option to disab= le > network-related options. Usually these are things like samba-client, > Avahi-mDNS* (with variants), and the like. Gnome usually provides a cho= ice > to disable gnome-vfs. >=20 > I really don't understand why such ports enable those services by defau= lt, > then provide a warning along the lines of "if you are unhappy with the > security risk present through this service, uninstall the port... etc."= >=20 > I usually end up hacking the Makefile and disabling the cr*p that I don= 't > want, then build. I understand the purpose of those services, but as a= n > example, is net/mDNSResponder REALLY mandatory for everyone who intends= to > use graphics/okular? >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > -- > View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Port= s-should-provide-knobs-disabling-unwanted-network-services-tp5798581.html= > Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " >=20 --=20 Florent Peterschmitt +33 (0)6 64 33 97 92 florent@peterschmitt.fr ------enig2AQGWLRSLDXLPSWJHDXSR Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRTvhUAAoJEMtO2Sol0IImScwH/1yPZCf5+VueLJO9nWo+pHUj iXttQV/61mWh/fuhi8WUTmDgIaZz6GINburWxb7zoaN1VCa/v4RQWD2zdXxDEHut e9aOJ7px6mNZRUPkmW0ErimM31xImLllrbcHG7p+4PdCALzfkDnw/85c1uwA3KRw RDNZcB9j2WF0ZJOuL8tMiFxFPRjO0nhd3aXOHt/K0KLBwfL5mBMHyMFuYm0nwHUA IIvHWFSzlP/58232B2oWL0pl51+lLNmZQyGpSLzl84mTZoGl+jEAGUF8kiaz4HU5 jt3OKRGUvLpNU92fIneAo7S3AXgeosFrOjwyS3O5dEr5PGz7L6aLawPdbRK+His= =9z3f -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------enig2AQGWLRSLDXLPSWJHDXSR--
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